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Leptogorgia Milne Edwards, 1857

125302  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125302)

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Lophogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Leptogorgia acuta Bielschowsky, 1918
  2. Species Leptogorgia aequatorialis Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919
  3. Species Leptogorgia alba (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
  4. Species Leptogorgia albipunctata Stiasny, 1936
  5. Species Leptogorgia annobonensis Grasshoff, 1992
  6. Species Leptogorgia arbuscula (Philippi, 1866)
  7. Species Leptogorgia aureoflavescens Grasshoff, 1988
  8. Species Leptogorgia barbadensis (Bayer, 1961)
  9. Species Leptogorgia barnardi Stiasny, 1940
  10. Species Leptogorgia bayeri Williams & Lindo, 1997
  11. Species Leptogorgia californica (Verrill, 1868)
  12. Species Leptogorgia capensis (Hickson, 1900)
  13. Species Leptogorgia capverdensis (Grasshoff, 1986)
  14. Species Leptogorgia cardinalis (Bayer, 1961)
  15. Species Leptogorgia chilensis Verrill, 1868
  16. Species Leptogorgia christiae Guzman & Breedy, 2008
  17. Species Leptogorgia clavata (Horn, 1861)
  18. Species Leptogorgia cofrini Breedy & Guzman, 2005
  19. Species Leptogorgia contorta Kükenthal, 1919
  20. Species Leptogorgia cortesi Breedy & Guzman, 2012
  21. Species Leptogorgia cuspidata Verrill, 1865
  22. Species Leptogorgia dakarensis Stiasny, 1939
  23. Species Leptogorgia dichotoma Verrill, 1870
  24. Species Leptogorgia dictynna Breedy, Guzman, Murillo-Cruz & Vargas, 2021
  25. Species Leptogorgia diffusa (Verrill, 1868)
  26. Species Leptogorgia dubia Kükenthal, 1924
  27. Species Leptogorgia ena Breedy, Abeytia & Guzman, 2012
  28. Species Leptogorgia enrici Hernández, Gómez-Gutiérrez & Sánchez, 2021
  29. Species Leptogorgia esperi Verrill, 1869
  30. Species Leptogorgia euryale (Bayer, 1952)
  31. Species Leptogorgia exigua Verrill, 1870
  32. Species Leptogorgia fasciculata Bielschowsky, 1918
  33. Species Leptogorgia festiva (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
  34. Species Leptogorgia filicrispa Horvath, 2011
  35. Species Leptogorgia flexilis (Verrill, 1868)
  36. Species Leptogorgia florae (Verrill, 1868)
  37. Species Leptogorgia floridana Verrill, 1869
  38. Species Leptogorgia fruticosa Hickson, 1928
  39. Species Leptogorgia fucata (Valenciennes, 1846)
  40. Species Leptogorgia fuscopunctata (W. Koch, 1886)
  41. Species Leptogorgia gaini (Stiasny, 1940)
  42. Species Leptogorgia gilchristi (Hickson, 1904)
  43. Species Leptogorgia hebes Verrill, 1869
  44. Species Leptogorgia ignita Breedy & Guzman, 2008
  45. Species Leptogorgia iridis Hernández, Gómez-Gutiérrez & Sánchez, 2021
  46. Species Leptogorgia labiata Verrill, 1870
  47. Species Leptogorgia laxa Hickson, 1928
  48. Species Leptogorgia lutkeni (Wright & Studer, 1889)
  49. Species Leptogorgia manabiensis Soler-Hurtado, Megina, Machordom & López-González, 2017
  50. Species Leptogorgia mariarosae Soler-Hurtado & López-González, 2012
  51. Species Leptogorgia martirensis Hernández, Gómez-Gutiérrez & Sánchez, 2021
  52. Species Leptogorgia medusa (Bayer, 1952)
  53. Species Leptogorgia miniata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
  54. Species Leptogorgia multifida (Verrill, 1870)
  55. Species Leptogorgia mutabilis (Breedy, Williams & Guzman, 2013)
  56. Species Leptogorgia nobilis (Verrill, 1868)
  57. Species Leptogorgia obscura Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919
  58. Species Leptogorgia palma (Pallas, 1766)
  59. Species Leptogorgia parva Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919
  60. Species Leptogorgia peruviana (Verrill, 1868)
  61. Species Leptogorgia piccola Grasshoff, 1988
  62. Species Leptogorgia pinnata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  63. Species Leptogorgia porosissima Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
  64. Species Leptogorgia principensis Grasshoff, 1992
  65. Species Leptogorgia pseudogracilis Castro, Medeiros & Loiola, 2010
  66. Species Leptogorgia pulcherrima Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919
  67. Species Leptogorgia pumila (Verrill, 1868)
  68. Species Leptogorgia punicea (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
  69. Species Leptogorgia purpurea (Pallas, 1766)
  70. Species Leptogorgia purpureoviolacea (Stiasny, 1936)
  71. Species Leptogorgia pusilla Kükenthal, 1919
  72. Species Leptogorgia querciformis (Bielschowsky, 1918)
  73. Species Leptogorgia ramulus (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
  74. Species Leptogorgia rathbunii Verrill, 1912
  75. Species Leptogorgia regis Hickson, 1928
  76. Species Leptogorgia rigida Verrill, 1864
  77. Species Leptogorgia ruberrima (W. Koch, 1886)
  78. Species Leptogorgia rubra Bielschowsky, 1918
  79. Species Leptogorgia rubroflavescens Stiasny, 1937
  80. Species Leptogorgia rubropurpurea Verrill, 1912
  81. Species Leptogorgia saharensis Stiasny, 1939
  82. Species Leptogorgia sanguinea (Lamarck, 1815)
  83. Species Leptogorgia sarmentosa (Esper, 1791)
  84. Species Leptogorgia setacea (Pallas, 1766)
  85. Species Leptogorgia stheno (Bayer, 1952)
  86. Species Leptogorgia styx Bayer, 2000
  87. Species Leptogorgia sulfurea Bielschowsky, 1918
  88. Species Leptogorgia sylvanae Stiasny, 1940
  89. Species Leptogorgia taboguillae (Hickson, 1928)
  90. Species Leptogorgia tenuis Verrill, 1870
  91. Species Leptogorgia tenuissima Kükenthal, 1919
  92. Species Leptogorgia thomassini (Tixier-Durivault, 1972)
  93. Species Leptogorgia tricorata Breedy & Cortés, 2011
  94. Species Leptogorgia varians (W. Koch, 1886)
  95. Species Leptogorgia viminalis (Pallas, 1766)
  96. Species Leptogorgia violacea (Pallas, 1766)
  97. Species Leptogorgia violetta Grasshoff, 1988
  98. Species Leptogorgia virgea (Valenciennes, 1855)
  99. Species Leptogorgia virgulata (Lamarck, 1815)
  100. Species Leptogorgia waltonae Olvera, Hernández, Sánchez & Gómez-Gutiérrez, 2018
  101. Species Leptogorgia chevalieri Stiasny (uncertain > unassessed)
  102. Species Leptogorgia densa Philippi, 1892 (uncertain > unassessed)
  103. Species Leptogorgia miniacea (Esper, 1791) (uncertain > unassessed)
  104. Species Leptogorgia ochracea Thomson & Henderson, 1906 (uncertain > unassessed)
  105. Species Leptogorgia purpurea (Esper) (uncertain > unassessed)
  106. Species Leptogorgia rosea Philippi, 1892 (uncertain > unassessed)
  107. Species Leptogorgia studeri Verrill, 1912 (uncertain > unassessed)
  108. Species Leptogorgia subcompressa Philippi, 1892 (uncertain, possible synonym of Leptogorgia fucata (Philippi, 1866))
  109. Species Leptogorgia taboguilla (Hickson, 1928) represented as Leptogorgia taboguillae (Hickson, 1928) (Misspelling present in some publications)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Milne Edwards H,. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits. 1. <em>Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris.</em> 326 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12045211
page(s): 163 [details] OpenAccess publication
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Leptogorgia Milne Edwards, 1857. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125302 on 2026-02-23
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Leptogorgia Milne Edwards, 1857. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125302 on 2026-02-23
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2006-09-14 06:45:32Z
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Martinez, Olga
2010-09-17 05:35:46Z
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2021-06-13 18:27:50Z
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2021-06-19 21:34:25Z
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original description Milne Edwards H,. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits. 1. <em>Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris.</em> 326 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12045211
page(s): 163 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Lophogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) Milne Edwards H,. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits. 1. <em>Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris.</em> 326 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12045211
page(s): 167 [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (PeRMS) Cortés, J.; Enochs, I.C.; Sibaja-Cordero, J.; Hernández, L.; Alvarado, J.J.; Breedy, O.; Cruz-Barraza, J.A.; Esquivel-Garrote, O.; Fernández-García, C.; Hermosillo, A.; Kaiser, K.L.; Medina-Rosas, P.; Morales-Ramírez, Á.; Pacheco, C.; Pérez-Matus, A.; Reyes-Bonilla, H.; Riosmena-Rodríguez, R.; Sánchez-Noguera, C.; Wieters, E.A.; Zapata, F.A. (2016). Marine Biodiversity of Eastern Tropical Pacific Coral Reefs. Chap. 7, pp. 203-250 <i>in:</i> Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7499-4_7 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Williams, G.C. (1992). Biogeography of the octocorallian coelenterate fauna of southern Africa. <em>Biol. J. Linn. Soc.</em> 46: 351-401. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Bayer, F. M. (1996). The Antarctic genus Callozostron and its relationship to Primnoella (Octocorallia: Gorgonacea: Primnoidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 109(1): 150-203., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34644751
page(s): 193 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hermanlimianto, M.I.Y.T.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2006). A new species of Astrogorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Plexauridae) from Bali. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 80-4(10): 103-108.
page(s): 104 [details] 

additional source Breedy, O.; Guzman, H. M. (2007). A revision of the genus Leptogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) in the eastern Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1419(1): 1-90., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267561358_A_revision_of_the_genus_Leptogorgia_Milne_Edwards_Haime_1857_Coelenterata_Octocorallia_Gorgoniidae_in_the_eastern_Pacific [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Williams, G.C. (2000). Two new genera of soft corals (Anthozoa: Alcyoniidae) from South Africa, with a discussion of diversity and endemism in the Southern African octocorallian fauna. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 52(6): 65-75.
page(s): 71, 72 [details] 

additional source Williams, G. C.; Breedy, O. (2004). The Panamic Gorgonian Genus Pacifigorgia (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) in the Galápagos Archipelago, with Descriptions of Three New Species. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 55(3): 55-88., available online at http://www.archive.org/download/proceedingso551122004cali/proceedingso551122004cali.pdf
page(s): 56, 57 [details] 

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 323-325 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Bayer, F. M.; Grasshoff, M. (1995). Two new species of the gorgonacean genus Ctenocella (Coelenterata: Anthozoa, Octocorallia) from deep reefs in the western Atlantic. <em>Bulletin of marine science.</em> 56(2), 625-652., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1995/00000056/00000002/art00019
page(s): 625 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Grasshoff, M. (1992). Die Flachwasser-Gorgonarien von Europa und Westafrika (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). <em>Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Band 149.</em> Frankfurt a. M., 135 pp.
page(s): 54 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Breedy, O. (2001). A new species of Pacifigorgia from the eastern Pacific (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae). [Una nueva especie de Pacifigorgia del Pacífico oriental (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae)]. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 10, 181-187.
page(s): 182, 186 [details] 

additional source van Ofwegen, L. P.; Hoeksema, B. W. (2001). Astrogorgia bayeri, a new gorgonian octocoral species from South Sulawesi (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Plexauridae). <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 10, 66-70.
page(s): 70 [details] 

additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 176, 184-185, Plate 17, 19 [details] 

additional source Williams, G. C. (1989). A review of recent research on the sublittoral coral reefs of northern Natal with a provisional assessment of findings regarding the distribution of octocorals on Two-Mile Reef, Sodwana Bay. South African Journal of Science, 85, 140-141
page(s): 141 [details] 

additional source Hickson, S. J. (1930). On the classification of the Alcyonaria. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, XIV, 229-252
page(s): 248 [details] 

additional source Smith, P. J.; McVeagh, S. M.; Mingoia, J. T.; France, S. C. (2004). Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in deep-sea bamboo coral (Keratoisidinae) species in the southwest and northwest Pacific Ocean. Marine Biology, 144, 253-261, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-003-1206-5
page(s): 257 [details] 

additional source Bayer, F. M. (1958). Further remarks on the geographical distribution of Gorgoniidae. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 48(12): 394-396.
page(s): 394, 395 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Williams, G. C. (1992). The Alcyonacea of southern Africa. Gorgonian octocorals (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 101(8): 181-296, Fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40683324
page(s): 287 [details] 

additional source Williams, G. C. (1989). A provisional annotated list of octocorallian coelenterates occurring on the sublittoral coral reefs at Sodwana Bay and Kosi Bay, northern Natal, with a key to the genera. South African Journal of Science, 85, 141-144
page(s): 142 [details] 
 
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